Vehicle.



A. HAGE.

VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. 5, 1908.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

SSHEBTS-SHEET 1.

A. HAGE.

VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED 0015,1908.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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A. HAGE. VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED 0OT.5, 1908.

PatentedJan. 12, 1909.

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'ALoYsHAe'E, OF min-assent, GERMANY.

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Specification of Letterslatent. I

. Patented J'an.- 1a, 1909'.

Application filed October 5, 1908. Serial No. 56,212.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I,'ALOYS HAGE, residing at Hildesheim, in the Province-of Hanover, Prussia, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Im rovemen'ts in or Relatin to Vehicles; and do hereby declare the fo owing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it. appertains to make and use the same. i

This invention relates to a steering conneo tion between the fore and back portions Loffour-Wheel vehicles of any kind.

The object of this steering connection is to insure a great mobility inall directions be! tion to-equilibrmm, as even if equilibrium benot obtained in one or the other part, the

smooth traveling of the vehicle is not affected to any considerable extent.

Owing to this steering connection, it is possible to drive on rou h roads without damaging either the vehicle or the horses by the movements of the pole. This latteris smoothly guided and is' supported in ever position by the steering connection" whic can be made in the formioian easily detachable coupling, so that the two, parts of'the vehicle can be'easily disconnected. v

Several constructions of the steering connection according to the present'mvention are illustrated by way of example in' the accompanying drawings, in'whic'h-- Flgure 1 is a plan, Fig. 2 a-vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a cross section on line AB of Fig.v 2 of one construction. Fig. 4 is a plan, Fig. 5 a vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 6 a, cross section online 0-D of Fig. 5 of a second construction. Fig." 7 is a vertical longitudinal section through a thirdconstruction, and Fig. 8 a corresponding-plan.

In the constructlon shown 1.. Figs. 1' to 3-,

the steering connection consists of a member 1 which is made so as to be secured to one of the vehicle parts '(in this case it has the shape of a fork) and of a member 2 which is 55. made in the shape of a foot of a pole for de-' tachably mounting it on the other carriage ations of the,

shape. The member 1 is formed with a part,but it can also be made of any other frame 3 provided at 4 with apertures for pins 5 of a universal coupling joint. This joint consists of an eye shaped central arto to whichare secured the pins 5, an throughthe aperture of which is passed a bolt20 forming the pivot pin of the joint'. To the part 2, is secured a box 7 closed-by a cover. 9, formin a circular rim and affording guidance to t e vertiealijlflsteeri; so that the stem of the boltc'angsli e'in the cover. A- nut 11, mounted on are bottom screw-threaded portion 10 andz being of c lindrical outside shape, can alsoslidein t e in a fork 13;surr ounding the central portion of theuniver'sal joint, so that the olt 20 passes through the fork portion'13.

In the box 7 is mounted any desired number of springs 14, 15, which on the one hand rest against the cover 9', and on the otherv hand against the disk or -washer 16 carried by the nut 11, so that the bolt is strongly the longitudinal direction of the steering connection, are rounded off at the bottom,

that is tosay, cylindricallyabout the axis of the bolt 20, as shown in Fig. 3 and have also a short curvature (Fig. 2) at 18, 19, so that 'onthe one hand the two main arts of the connection can rotate about t a bolt -20 .guide sleeve 12 mQuntedon thebQttOm' ofthe box." The bolt 8 terminates at the top pulleddown by the said' springs. The arts 17 1.7 of the frame, arranged transverse y of (Fig. 3) and on the other hand, move up and down in the direction of the arrows I and II (Fig. 2). During the latter movement, the a frame rests only with its transverse part on thesupport', in such manner that during the movement in the direction of the arrow I,

the framerests only at 19 on the upper side of the cover, while during the movement in the direction of the arrow II, it rests at 18.

Both when moving in the direction of-the, arrow I and in the direction of the arrow II,

during these vertical movements, the springs 14 and 15 are compressed, as the universal joint and, therefore, the bolt 8, are raised, whether the frame be resting only at 18 or at 19.

The transverse portions 17 17 of the frame are notat equal distance from the axis of the bolt 8,.the portion 17' being nearer to the said axis than 17, ,so that the weight of the pole is 8%1lflllZ8d. The springs act then on ever arm, that is to say, they ofier a larger approximately the isame resistance to a downward movement and to an upward,

movement, in spite of the weight of the pole. The box- 7 is notan essential part of the.

steering connection, it being provided merely ave the covering disk 9 with some connect-, ingpart for the back carriage. The position e box or of the springs is also 1mmateoft ' rial, as they can be arranged eitheras shown,

.below the universal joint 5, 20, or above the same. The universal joint could also be replaced by a ball and socket joint.

' f The construction shown inFigs. 4. to 7 differs from the-construction already described 1 by the fact that the rotation of the. carriage parts about the longitudinal axis no longer I to the frame 3,17.

- the said movement is limited. This move takes place, and that it no longer takes place only about the bolt 20, but on the contrary a separate bolt 21 is rovided firmly secured l he said bolt 21 is rotatably mounted in the frame 22 of one vehicle part (fore-carriage or back-carriage) and is.

ided ina longitudinally adjustab e manner, or which 'purpose two perforated fixed transverse bridges 23, 24 arearran ed between the parts 22, the bolt passing tlzrough the said bridges. Y The said bolt is provided at. 25 with a screw thread on which is screwed the nut 26. Moreover, round the bolt is placed a helical pressure spring 27 resting on the one hand against the nut 26, and on the other hand against the transverse bridge 23. 28 is a stop secured to the'frame 3, 17, a ainstthe roof-shaped upper portion 29 of w 'ch comes to rest the bottom of the transverse bridge when the fore-carriage shifts relatively to the back carriage, so that ment of the bolt in the frame can be obtained -in-.any other desired manner; for instance by tance fromeach other by compressing the spring 27, whereby suddenly produced trace tlon efiorts are transmitted to the other ve-' hicle part in a much smoother manner, and vlce-versa, the starting is efiected gradually,

that is to say, there'is less strain on the animale. The device shown Figs. 4 to 6 can alsobe combined withthat'inFigs. 1 to 3, so that a movement can .take place simultaneously, both in the universal joint about the steering bolt, that is to say, about the pivot pin 20, and about the bolt 23.

Figs. 7 and 8 show a sun lified construction of the invention descrlbed. The bolt 20 ofFigs. 1 to 6 is omitted in this construction. The tu of the two vehicle parts round their longitudinal axis takes place the steering only about the bolt or pin 21, and instead of a ,rame 3, there is a member 30 rotatabl connected tothe head 13 of the steering olt 8 b"; means of a pin 31 arranged transversfily 6 said mom or 30 rests by means of surfaces .18 and 19 on the annular surface formed by o the-lon itudmalaxis of the vehicle.

the cover-9 of the s ring .box 7. In this construction the meml: the bolt head 13 is not bifurcated. The member 30 can, however, be also made solid,

erl30 is hollow, so that.

and the bolt head bifurcated without the i working being adversely aflected. Another modification of this construction consistsin the box 7. being made in one piece with the cover 9 and completely open at the bottom. The nut 11 is provided with a wide flangelike disk 32 guided with its outer edge in the hollow space of the box 7. It is immaterial what kind of springs are used,whether steel, gun-metal or, rubber, whether tension or compression springs, helical or leaf-springs etc. By means of this steering connection,

the fore-carriage is connected totheback carriagein a secure manner, and the steerabilityinsured even on very rough roads, and

with the vehicle parts loaded in an irregular manner.

The vehicle parts can bend rela- I tively toeach other in passing. over ditches'- and raised portions of the road, whatever be This bending oes not take place without any resistance, but is braked, sov'that there are no free oscillating movements of the fore-carriage with the pole, that isto say, the latter does not strike the animals. This braking of the vertical movements of the. vehicle parts always takes place 1n the same wax,

whether the carriageis travehng'ina straig t line, bearing to the left or to the right, or turning round.

, .WhatI claim is 1. The combination, with a draft-member provided with a late, of. a spring-pressed pivot: in slidable ongitudinally in and also revolu 1e in the said plate, a second draft member provided with projections which bear on the said plate on opposite sides of the said pin, and a connection between the last .revolu le in the said plate, a second draftmember provided with projections which e saidplate on o'p osite sides of the said pin, anda universa joint connection between the last said draft-member and the said pin which permits the lastsaid draftmember to move pivotally in a vertical nal axis. 4

. 3. The combination, with a draft-member plane and alsoto oscillate upon a longitudi- 95- .1 osition in which they are.

provided with a plate, of a spring-pressed pivotin slidable longitudinally in and also revclu la in the said plate, a second draft-- member provided with projections which bear on the said plate on opposite sides of' I the said pin, a connection between the last said draft-member and the said pin which v permits the last said draft-member tomove pivotally ina vertical plane, and a springcontrolled frame pivotally connected with the last said draft-member and free to oscil late on a longitudinal axis.

4. Phe combination, with a draft-member provided with a late, of a spring-pressed pivotin slidable ongitudinally in and also 'revolu 1e in the said plate, a second draft-- member provided with projections which bear on the said plate on op osite sides of the said pin, said projections eing arranged at difierent distances from the said pin to balance the normal load on the respective draft members, and a connection between E the last 'said draft-member and the said pin which permits the last said draft-member to move pivotally' in a vertical plane.

on opposite sides of the said in, and a connection between the last sai draft-member plane. I I

In testunony whe'reofI aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

, ALOYS. HAGE. Witnesses: 1

HENRY HASPER,

WO DEMAR HAUPT.

with projections which bear on the said plate and the said pin which permits the last said draft-member to move pivotally in a vertical 5. The combination, with a draft-member I provided with a plate and having a guide. 

